New Year Brings Fresh Changes!

So, you've heard the old saying that life gets away from you and you better not blink! Well, let's just say being a busy boy mom has taken over my life the last few years. My son is now 14, and life is slowing down just a tad. Lots of life has happened since I last blogged. The biggest change is that I have a little more free time now and am excited to get back to blogging! I can't wait to share my Southern Lifestyle with you!

Ok, so I've been M.I.A for a while! It's been a busy life being a mom and a wife! Oh... and I guess I should mention I found this little sight online that has kept me pretty busy too! ;) Maybe, you have heard of it???? Pinterest!!! I am totally addicted to that site! And.... I have actually used some of the ideas from my pins...mainly recipes!! If you haven't checked out Pinterest take a sec and visit my Pinterest Page!

Hope you are all having an awesome weekend!

Welcome to Our Home!

I thought it would fun to participate in the Nester's Christmas Tour of Homes! Doesn't it seem as though your home is so much cozier when it's decorated for the holidays!? Mine sure does! I love it! We keep the lights on all the time!

I love all of the pretty ornaments from Hobby Lobby. They are so colorful and fun. My most treasured of all though are the ones that Zachary makes for me!


I just love ornaments they are so much fun! I try to buy a few new ones every year!


I love decorating my mantle! Am thinking I may get some new things for next year!




Zachary's elf Marty Mistletoe arrives every year and kicks of the holiday by decorating his room! This year, he left him an LSU Santa hanging on his wall above his bed. He was soooo excited! He also decorated his dresser with some holiday fun!

I really want to get a Nativity Scene for next christmas. We have a small one in Zachary's room on his dresser. I use to have a big one but in all of our moves, it got broken. I think that will be on my New Year's to do list!! Buy one before next year!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your holiday is full of wonderful blessings!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Hard to believe that the Christmas Holiday is just around the corner! I'm trying really hard this year to teach my 4 year old what the real reason for the season is. As much fun as we have had talking about Santa and his elf, Marty Mistletoe that comes to visit him each year, I want him to know that the true meaning is all about our Saviour Jesus Christ. That he is the real reason for the season! I want him to know the true gift of giving and I so much want his heart to be a heart of love and forgiveness. I love this saying that I came across: "Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away,like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf...the good you do for others is good you do yourself."~Norman Wesley Brooks, "Let Every Day Be Christmas,". I love this time of the year and we have started our decorating and it is so much fun! Thought I would share a few pics! We actually had SNOW this past weekend for the 2nd year in a row!! Seriously, a lot of you are probably wondering what the big deal is.... but for Louisiana that is quite RARE!!








Sending Christmas Blessings your way!

Happy Fall Y'all!

I don't know about you, but I am sooooo excited to finally feel a little fall in the air! Fall is my most FAVORITE time of the year! Pumpkin candles, the smell of leaves burning, fall decorations, the fall fair, just a few of my favorite things! Zachary keeps asking me mommy is it fall yet? He's so cute! I adore that child! He's all excited about going to the pumpkin patch and trick r treat. These are such sweet times and I pray the go by slowly. I LOVE being a mom! God gives us many, many blessings in life, but being a mom surpasses so many things! It can be trying at times, but in Christ alone we make it! That reminds me of one of my favorite songs by Travis Crotrell! Click to listen if you haven't heard it before! It is AWESOME!! How lucky are we than we can know that anything is possible through GOD alone! Even what seems impossible!

Sandy

ALOHA!

WOW! We just got back from vacation in Hawaii and I think I might finally be catching up! The time difference almost killed us! :) I have to say though, Hawaii is beautiful beyond words. I feel so blessed that we were able to visit such a beautiful place. Zachary had so much fun and was not ready to go home! The plane ride went really well, he did great! Now, it is just getting back into the routine of school and everything else! Thought I would share a few of our photos!





Hope you are all having a wonderful week!!

Show us Your Favorite Vacation Spot

This week, Kelly is hosting Show us your Favorite Vacation Spot. My husband Paul and I took our 4 year old to Disney this past March and had a BLAST! It was so much fun... and even more fun for us watching Zachary in absolute AWE of the entire place! Hear are a few pics from our trip!






It was an awesome trip and we are planning on going back next year! Right now we are gearing up to leave for Hawaii next week! SOOOOO excited!

Thanks for stopping by!